It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
No man is free who is not master of himself.
Don’t demand that things happen as you wish, but wish that things happen as they do.
The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
It’s not the things themselves that disturb us, but our opinions about them.
Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by ignoring things that lie beyond our control.
To be even-minded is the greatest virtue.
You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.
The essence of good is a certain kind of action.
Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.
We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.
If you wish to be rich, do not add to your money, but subtract from your desire.
Suffering arises from our attachment to things that are transient.
Your mind will take the shape of what you frequently hold in thought.
No great thing is created suddenly.
The greatest remedy for anger is delay.
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at.
Wealth is the slave of a wise man and the master of a fool.
Silence is a lesson learned through listening.
What is not good for the swarm is not good for the bee.
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
Its not who you are that holds you back, its who you think youre not.
Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.
Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.
The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.
It is better to die of hunger with dignity than to live with indignity.
Your happiness depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
To understand the world, you must first understand yourself.
A man is but the product of his thoughts; what he thinks, he becomes.
It’s not the external events that disturb us, but our interpretation of them.
The power of perception lies in the choice of your thoughts.
Live in accordance with nature, and you will find peace.
A wise person is not someone who knows the answer; it is someone who knows which questions to ask.
True strength is controlling your emotions rather than allowing them to control you.
Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional.
An unexamined life is not worth living.
Establishing self-control is the foundation of all lasting happiness.
The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
Don’t let your focus on the destination cloud your enjoyment of the journey.
Seek not the good in evil, but rather the good in good.